The Open Data Delusion
The open data movement has grown exponentially in a relatively short period of time. Many countries and cities have been rolling out initiatives and embracing
Author: Open Institute
Open Duka, Tech for Transparency, and Learning Kung-Fu
This is a cross-post from Global Integrity Submitted by Nathaniel Heller on 21 February , 2014 – 12:53 PM – Open Duka, Tech for Transparency,
Summary of Open Data Day Kenya
High energy, high engagement and many ideas characterised this year’s edition of Open Data Day in Kenya. Open Institute hosted the event in 3 cities
Gauging the needs and challenges of the global open data community
This is a cross-post by Julia Keserü from the Sunlight Foundation, taken from the Global Open Data Initiative blog. A few months back, the Global Open Data Initiative (GODI)
Gearing up for Open Data Day Kenya
The International Open Data Day is a gathering of citizens in cities around the world to develop applications, liberate data, create visualisations and publish analyses using open
Making transparency real: Why Open Duka is important
Recently in the Kenyan press, it emerged that there was ambiguity as to the company that may have been awarded the controversial Kshs 327 billion
Open Institute Launches the Open Duka Platform
The Open Institute is pleased to announce the launch of the Open Duka platform. Open Duka was conceptualised as a catalytic tool for transparency, accountability and
Meeting IMF Managing Director, Christine Lagarde
THIS WEEK I MEET MS. CHRISTINE LAGARDE, MD, IMF. This week, the 11th Managing Director of the IMF, Ms. Christine Lagarde is in Nairobi, at
CSO position paper on AU2063: Please contribute
The Africa Freedom of Information Centre, AFIC has been invited to attend African Union consultation on the continent’s strategy for the next 50 years- AU
Connecting Widely at the Open Government Partnership Summit in London
Two weeks ago London was host to the Open Government Partnership Summit in which government representatives and civil society from over 60 countries convened over